ad valorem tax

From: A Dictionary of Economics | Date: 2002| Author: JOHN BLACK | Copyright information

ad valorem tax A tax proportional to the price of the object being taxed. This is contrasted with a specific tax, at a rate per unit of quantity, independent of the price. Ad valorem taxes are often preferred to specific taxe...

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